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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Manny suspect that the bullet had lodged when he had narrowly missed accidentally shooting Pedi?
(a) In the windowsill.
(b) In the closet ceiling.
(c) In the cooler shaft.
(d) In the living room ceiling beam.

2. How many days did Manuel's drinking binge last before Rebecca and Manny went to try to get him to come home?
(a) Four days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

3. At what did Manuel point to when he asked Manny, "Don't you think I know people like this?" (47)?
(a) The sky.
(b) The back of Mr. Hart's car as he drove away.
(c) The political sign in the neighbor's front yard.
(d) The picture of the president on Manny's $20.

4. Besides his drinking, what was the other reason Manny's mother hated for Manny's father to go to the pool hall?
(a) She said that he could have been at home helping her with chores.
(b) She said that milk drained into the gutter.
(c) She said that he flirted with other women.
(d) She said that he wasted time he could have been looking for a job.

5. What chore did Rebecca do when she was hurt by Magda's threats during their argument?
(a) She swept the floor.
(b) She ironed the sheets.
(c) She weeded the garden.
(d) She washed the dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Manny's $20 located when Manuel took it from him?

2. What did Manny do in Mr. Hart's office when Mr. Hart motioned for him to sit down?

3. What did Manuel refuse to do that caused him to be taken to jail by the policemen?

4. What object did Manuel hit his own head with when he was trying to show Manny how fed up he was with Rebecca?

5. After his grandfather had become riddled with dementia, what is the one memory Manny said that his grandfather had still clung to?

(see the answer key)

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